Learning Tools

I recently spent my weekend trying to prepare for a presentation that required summarizing an article on Learning technology through three generations of technology enhanced distance education pedagogy”. Although I’ve experienced challenges in my years in the education and technology fields, this was by far one of the most difficult challenges I’ve ever embarked on. […]

If you’re in the education space you’ve probably heard of SafeAssign, Quillbot, or both. SafeAssign is simply a plagiarism checker that compares submitted assignments with various databases to identify similarities while Quillbot is a paraphrasing tool that helps to rewrite content. Although these tools serve different functionalities, they’re useful in the academic process to ensure

Turnitin and Quillbot are two of the most recognizable products in the field of online learning. And while they may serve different purposes, some wonder whether Turnitin can detect content paraphrased with Quillbot. If you don’t know these two products, here’s what they do. Turnitin is simply a web-based originality checking and plagiarism prevention system

QuillBot is the most popular paraphrasing tool used by both professors and students. And although paraphrasing tools get a bad rep in some circles, their usefulness is undeniable when used properly as intended. Unfortunately, students sometimes use these paraphrasing tools to cheat as some of these tools can help students paraphrase already existing articles for

Turnitin is one of the most popular plagiarism checkers on the market with thousands of institutions currently leveraging its system. With one of the largest databases of books, articles, journals and publications, archives, and student submissions, Turnitin provides some of the most accurate plagiarism tests and reports. This article aims to answer questions both teachers

Using WhatsApp for teaching. A strange concept but also sounds intriguing. Is it possible? How will it work? These are a few of the questions most people ask when they hear of this concept. This article aims at providing answers to these questions and more. With the recent COVID-19 pandemic, educational institutions like many other

Google Workspace comes with some of the best collaboration and productivity tools on the market. One of such tools is Google Forms. Using this tool, teachers can easily create surveys, assessments, quizzes, and many more for their students. Links can then be shared with learners who can then access them through their computers smartphones. Unfortunately,

Ever had to turn a ppsx file into a pptx or mp4 file? A ppsx file extension means a PowerPoint Show file or a Microsoft PowerPoint SlideShow file. I had to prepare a presentation with specific requirements and then present the file as a ppsx file. After hours of work, I finally saved the file

Transcribing interviews is part of the research process. Unfortunately, it’s a very tiring process that can take hours, and days in some cases. Speaking from experience, transcription is a daunting task that I’d rather leverage any available resource or tool to make it less daunting. Problems associated with transcription range from poor audio to background